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Victims by Force: Closing Arguments in Attempted Murder Trial

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 18, 2019
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Victims by Force: Closing Arguments in Attempted Murder Trial

By Celeste Camble In Department 13, we heard closing arguments from The People and the Defense in the tri ...

By Celeste Camble In Department 13, we heard closing arguments from The People and the Defense in the trial of David Lahiff. David is accused of the attempted murder of his parents. However, his paren ...

October 18, 2019
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Expert Witness Testifies in Case Involving Schizophrenic Man

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|Date: October 18, 2019
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Expert Witness Testifies in Case Involving Schizophrenic Man

By Adam Ruthenbeck On Wednesday morning in Department 13, an attempted murder trial involving a tragic fa ...

By Adam Ruthenbeck On Wednesday morning in Department 13, an attempted murder trial involving a tragic family trauma resumed in front of Judge Victor Hwang. Deputy Public Defender Eric Quandt called M ...

October 18, 2019
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Jurors Convict Man of Attempted Kidnapping but Then Ask Judge Not to Give Jail Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2019
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Jurors Convict Man of Attempted Kidnapping but Then Ask Judge Not to Give Jail Time

San Francisco - It was an unusual scene last week where two jurors came back to court during the sentenci ...

San Francisco - It was an unusual scene last week where two jurors came back to court during the sentencing hearing for Aleksandr Rotkin, who was convicted previously of attempted kidnapping. They to ...

October 17, 2019
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All Counts in Burglary Case Go to Trial

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|Date: October 15, 2019
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All Counts in Burglary Case Go to Trial

By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A preliminary hearing was held Friday morning in Department 12, preside ...

By Hannah Grayson San Francisco – A preliminary hearing was held Friday morning in Department 12, presided over by Judge Rene Navarro. The judge did not dismiss any charges despite the lack of evidenc ...

October 15, 2019
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Judge to Consider Motion to Suppress

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|Date: October 15, 2019
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Judge to Consider Motion to Suppress

By Ransom Bergen San Francisco – A motion to suppress evidence in a preliminary hearing on Friday resulte ...

By Ransom Bergen San Francisco – A motion to suppress evidence in a preliminary hearing on Friday resulted in widespread confusion. Unfortunately, the court had no time to sort out its confusion. The ...

October 15, 2019
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Father Testifies at His Son’s Trial

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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Father Testifies at His Son’s Trial

By Leslie Alfonzo In Department 13 in front of Judge Victor Hwang, Jorge Lahiff was called to testify on ...

By Leslie Alfonzo In Department 13 in front of Judge Victor Hwang, Jorge Lahiff was called to testify on day two of his son’s trial. Mr. Lahiff testified that on the night of September 26, 2016, he wa ...

October 11, 2019
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A Misguided Search for Punishment Turns a Family’s Mental Health Trauma into Spectacle of Injustice

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|Date: October 11, 2019
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A Misguided Search for Punishment Turns a Family’s Mental Health Trauma into Spectacle of Injustice

By Allison Ramsey and Hector Perla An attempted murder trial is underway in Dept. 13. This case however, ...

By Allison Ramsey and Hector Perla An attempted murder trial is underway in Dept. 13. This case however, has a unique twist. The complaining witnesses are not complaining at all. In fact, they are the ...

October 11, 2019
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Assault Trial Focuses on Fight or Flight Response

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2019
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Assault Trial Focuses on Fight or Flight Response

By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning, Judge Harry Dorfman presided over an assault trial in Department 19. ...

By Hannah Grayson On Monday morning, Judge Harry Dorfman presided over an assault trial in Department 19. A total of four witnesses were called to the stand throughout the day, including a psychothera ...

October 09, 2019
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Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 09, 2019
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Simple DUI Trial Goes Awry

By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of driving un ...

By Allison Ramsey and Celeste Campbell In Department 14 a trial was underway for the charge of driving under the influence. In what should have been a simple DUI trial, Assistant District Attorney Jos ...

October 09, 2019
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Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss in Slide Show Case

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|Date: October 04, 2019
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Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss in Slide Show Case

By Leslie Alonzo On October 2, 2019, codefendants sat for a car show they participated in two years ago. ...

By Leslie Alonzo On October 2, 2019, codefendants sat for a car show they participated in two years ago. The codefendants were charged with vandalism, aiding and abetting, assault with a deadly weapon ...

October 04, 2019
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A Gallon of Speculation

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|Date: October 03, 2019
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A Gallon of Speculation

by Ransom Bergen The defendant in a preliminary hearing on Tuesday faced two felony charges for entering ...

by Ransom Bergen The defendant in a preliminary hearing on Tuesday faced two felony charges for entering multiple apartments. The only thing the defendant is known to have taken from the properties, h ...

October 03, 2019
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Tenant-Landlord Dispute Turns into Child Molestation Trial

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|Date: October 02, 2019
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Tenant-Landlord Dispute Turns into Child Molestation Trial

By Hannah Grayson The last day of a child molestation trial proceeded on Monday morning in Department 21, ...

By Hannah Grayson The last day of a child molestation trial proceeded on Monday morning in Department 21, presided over by Judge Geraldo Sandoval. The defendant is said to have watched an 11-year-old ...

October 02, 2019
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Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: October 01, 2019
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Parole Hearing Transcripts Are Not Part of Record of Conviction in S.B. 1437 Hearings

By Stephen Liebb San Francisco Judge Brendan P. Conroy presided over a hearing under California’s new S.B ...

By Stephen Liebb San Francisco Judge Brendan P. Conroy presided over a hearing under California’s new S.B. 1437 law. The law changed who could be charged with murder if someone died while a felony was ...

October 01, 2019
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Man Granted Bail in Defense against Gang Members

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 30, 2019
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Man Granted Bail in Defense against Gang Members

By Hannah Grayson San Francisco - The defendant was in custody, but not the gang members. In a preliminar ...

By Hannah Grayson San Francisco - The defendant was in custody, but not the gang members. In a preliminary hearing on Friday morning in Department 9, the defense attorney argued this scenario was a mi ...

September 30, 2019
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Message in a Bottle: Jury Convicts Woman of Lesser Charges in Confrontation with 97-Year-Old

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 27, 2019
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Message in a Bottle: Jury Convicts Woman of Lesser Charges in Confrontation with 97-Year-Old

By Allison Ramsey and David M. Greenwald The jury reached a verdict today in a two-week assault case. The ...

By Allison Ramsey and David M. Greenwald The jury reached a verdict today in a two-week assault case. The case was plagued with inconsistencies and clear abuse by the assistant district attorney; the ...

September 27, 2019
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The DUI Puzzle: If the Pieces Don’t Fit, You Must Acquit!

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 26, 2019
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The DUI Puzzle: If the Pieces Don’t Fit, You Must Acquit!

By Allison Ramsey After three days of experts and witnesses, “the defense rests” were the first words of ...

By Allison Ramsey After three days of experts and witnesses, “the defense rests” were the first words of the day. The judge then read instructions for the jury to follow during their deliberations. As ...

September 26, 2019
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Non-Compliant Breathalyzer Used in DUI Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 25, 2019
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Non-Compliant Breathalyzer Used in DUI Case

By Hannah Grayson A DUI trial reconvened on its second day Monday morning in Department 14. It was found ...

By Hannah Grayson A DUI trial reconvened on its second day Monday morning in Department 14. It was found that the breathalyzer used to determine blood alcohol content was not compliant with California ...

September 25, 2019
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The Boomerang-Shaped Spork/Knife

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 23, 2019
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The Boomerang-Shaped Spork/Knife

by Ransom Bergen San Francisco - Officer Jan Guess was called as a witness in a preliminary hearing for a ...

by Ransom Bergen San Francisco - Officer Jan Guess was called as a witness in a preliminary hearing for a defendant who allegedly held out a weapon in the presence of the complaining witness. Guess de ...

September 23, 2019
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Trial Starts for DUI Case

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 23, 2019
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Trial Starts for DUI Case

By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning, the trial began in a DUI case presided over by Judge Alexandra Rober ...

By Hannah Grayson On Friday morning, the trial began in a DUI case presided over by Judge Alexandra Robert Gordon in Department 14. The defendant was pulled over at 2:15 a.m. on April 17 of this year ...

September 23, 2019
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A Deadly Bottle: Defendant Faces Charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 20, 2019
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A Deadly Bottle: Defendant Faces Charges of Assault with a Deadly Weapon

By Ransom Bergen The defendant waived her right to be in court today, leaving Deputy Public Defender Niki ...

By Ransom Bergen The defendant waived her right to be in court today, leaving Deputy Public Defender Niki Solis and Deputy Assistant District Attorney Dane Reinstedt alone before the judge to argue th ...

September 20, 2019
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